Making and unmaking global citizenship: lived experiences of precarious migration / Vicki Squire.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Squire, Vicki, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

World citizenship.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Studies how the claims of people with lived experiences of precarity and displacement refuse, disrupt and enact various alternatives to violent bordering practicesIntroduces 'global citizenship in the making' as a framework for the analysis of migratory claims Evaluates different interpretations of the politics of precarious migration, including coloniality, racial capitalism, abolition and global citizenship Develops a novel account of claims as implicit as well as explicit, and as indirect as well as direct Draws on research across multiple contexts conducted over two decades, including the Mediterranean, the Mexico-US border region, sub-Saharan Africa and the UKHow do lived experiences of precarious migration generate claims to rights, belonging and accountability? To what extent does global citizenship in the making provide an analytical framework that helps to make sense of such claims? And in what ways do claims in situations of precarity trouble conventional ideas of citizenship and 'the international'? This book draws on research conducted over two decades with people experiencing the violence of contemporary governing practices first-hand. Based on case studies including the Mediterranean, the Mexico-US border region, sub-Saharan Africa and the UK, it charts a multiplicity of ways through which claims are enacted in situations of precarity. The book highlights the potential and the limits of global citizenship in the making. Vicki Squire concludes that theories of coloniality, racial capitalism and abolition provide critical insights for a migrant-oriented perspective on the politics of precarious migration.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Introduction: The Politics of Precarious Migration: Citizenship, Claims and Global Politics

Part I Refusals

1 Global Citizenship in the Making? Claims to Rights, Belonging and Accountability

2 Claims Making in Precarity: Types and Forms of Claims

Part II Disruptions

3 Making Claims through Things: Dehumanisation and Dispossession

4 Claiming Data through Frictions: Coloniality and Epistemic Violence

Part III Alternatives

5 Enacting Mutual Support: The 'Hostile Environment' and Ambient Racism

6 Building Abolitionist Bridges: Intimate Politics and Non-Reformist Reforms

Conclusion: The Making and Unmaking of Global Citizenship: Horizons of Research and Politics

Appendix: List of Claims Represented in Figures

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

9781399545167

ISBN:

1399545167

9781399545167